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NITED STATES PATENT IErice..

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,948, dated April 17, 1883.

Application tiled November 24, 1882.

mouth of each draw head on railroad cars,

whereby they are made self-coupling; and this invention can readily and at slight expense be applied to the draw-heads of cars now in general use.

Figuresl and 2are views of the draw-heads through the center, showing the several parts of my invention in a working position. Fig. 3 is a horizontal plan view ofthe tongue, which is constructed in width to nearly lill the drawhead. Fig. 4 is a small pin used for holding up -the tongue when required.

A are the draw heads, constructed in the usual way, with the addition of a couple of spurs or teats inside, which connect the drawhead and tongue. The draw-head may be constructed with the square chamber or cavity lower at the back end than at the front, for the purpose of elevating the end ot' the link with and without using pin G; also, at the frontend ot' the draw head, under the chamber and of the same width, a place cut out for the purpose of lowering the end ot' the link when required.

B is the tongue. It is constructed to pass under the spurs when put into the draw-head, and, when used in coupling the back end, is slightly raised and hitches onto said spurs, there being cavities in the tongue for that purpose. There is also a cavity in the back end of the tongue to receive and hold the link in position, the back end oi' said tongue being constructed much heavier than the front.

(No model.)

O is an elongated slot in the tongue, through which the coupling-pin D passes.

E are spurs or teats-one on each side inside the draw-head-whieh iit into the cavities in the tongue, and thus connect them together.

F is the coupling-link by which the cars are attached together. v

Gis a smallpin attached on the outside the draw-head, for the purposeof beingput through suitable holes in said draw-head to raise and hold up the tongue and coupling -link when needed, and in coupling high and low cars.

To use my inventionthe tongueis raised onto the spurs, the coupling-pin is put into position on the draw head, the lower end of said pin resting on the top of the tongue, as shown by Fig. 1. In the opposite draw head to be attached the tongue, link, and couplingpin are all put in, the tongue and link are held at the desired height to enter the opposite draw-head by pin G, and when brought together the end of the link ot' Fig. 2 strikes the back part of .the tongue of Fig. 1, forcing it back, permitting the coupling-pin to drop through the link, and the cars are coupled.

To attach my self-coupler to cars now in use, drill through the draw-head on each side, put in pins which will protrude inside said drawhead sufficient to make spurs to connect the draw-head and tongue; also drill holes for and supply with pins G and tongue B, which can be done at small expense and is all that is required.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The tongue B, spurs E, and piu G, constructed, arranged, and combined with the draw-head, as and for the purposes specilied.

FREDERICK A. RAY.

Witnesses:

T. D. KINGSTON, FRANK E. PERRY. 

